Antibattler



E. J. GULICK.

ANTIRATTLER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-30,1919.

1 ,387,539. Patented Aug.- 16, 1921 Inn/1701?.

By olwakolgn W 670mm EDWARD J. GULrcK, or ELKHART, morning.

ANTIRATTLERl Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

Application filed August 30, 1919. Serial No. 320,790.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, EDWARD J. GULICK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Elkhart, county of Elkhart, Indiana, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Antirattlers of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates-to antirattlers and especially to antirattlers for use on motor cars.

l the production of a device of the character described to prevent the rattling of the .members of a vehicle spring shackle, especially a spring shackle for automobiles.

w The preferred embodiment ofmy invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawingin which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fragment of an automobile frame, spring and spring shackle to which my invention is applied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged view takeii on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3

is a fragment of the spring shackle showing the antirattler: applied and in position prior to its compression; Fig. 4is a plan view of the antirattler spring; and Fig. 5 is a side view of the same member.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like members and parts of members throughout the several views on the drawing.

Referr ng to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 indicates a fragment of a channeled iron frame side memberof an automobile to the end whereof the leaf spring 2 is connected at 3 inthe usual manner, the other end of said spring being connectedwith a spring shackle 4: which is pivotally supported by the frame member 1.

1 The shackle 4 may comprise theheaded boit or pivot pin 5 penetrating the web of the frame member 1 and a block 6 secured within the channel of said frame member in any suitable manner; a pair of spaced links 7 and 8 mounted upon opposite ends of the carrier pin 5 which pin penetrates the link apertures 9 and 10, respectively; the headed spring belt or pin 11 carried in suitable apertures 12 and 13, respectively, formed in said links; and nuts 14 and 15 forthe bolts or pins 5 and 11, respectively. The spring I shackle 4: may include also a cylindrical tubular bushing 16 carried on and sleeving the bolt 11 between the links 7 and 8, which The principal object of my invention is.

bushing is encompassed by the eye 17 of the spring 2 and serves as hearing for said spring.

The numeral 18 indicates a spring member which may be made of any suitable flat 'springy metal, preferably steel, and which may be apertured at opposite ends at 19 and 20, respectively, and adapted for arrange ment beneath the bolt nuts 1i and 15 and against and parallel with the shackle link 7. l ormally the spring member 18 is slightly curved or bowed longitudinally thereof, as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawing, but becomes flattened against the face of the link 7 when the bolt nuts 14 and 15 are screwed tightly into engagement therewith, whereby the link 7 is pressed into close resilient engagement with the frame 1 and one side of the spring eye 17 and whereby also the link -8 is drawn into close engagement with the face of the block 6 and the other side of the spring eye 17 under which tension any rattling or noisy vibration of any of the members of the spring shackle 4 is rendered impossible and effectually eliminated.

I claim:

1. The combination with a vehicle spring and a spring shackle having a plurality of links and bolts and carried by the frame of a vehicle, of an antirattling device comprising a bent metal spring member arranged longitudinally of and-adjacent one shackle link and supported by and connecting the shackle bolts; and means for compressing and flattening said spr ng member against Y the face of the shackle link.

2. The combination with a vehicle spring and a spring shackle having a plurality of links and bolts and carried by the frame of a vehicle, of an antirattling device comprising a bent metal spring member arranged longitudinally of and adjacent one shackle link and provided with a plurality of apertures which are engaged by the shackle bolts; and nuts screw threaded upon the shackle bolts and adapted to compress and flatten the spring member against the face of said shackle link.

8. The combination with a vehicle spring and a spring shackle having a plurality of links and bolts and carried by the frame of a vehicle, of an antirattling device comprisof the shackle link, said means including nuts screw threaded upon said shackle bolts.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my 10 signature hereto this 27th day of August, 1919. V

EDWARD J. GULICK. 

